Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi telephoned Mahinda Rajapaksa on being elected as the next Prime Minister, Indian High Commission sources told Colombo Gazette.
Rajapaksa tweeted thanking Modi for the phone call and looked forward to enhancing the relationship between both countries.
“Thank you PM @narendramodi for your congratulatory phone call. With the strong support of the people of #SriLanka, I look forward to working with you closely to further enhance the long-standing cooperation between our two countries. Sri Lanka & India are friends & relations,” Rajapaksa tweeted.
Modi is the first world leader to congratulate Rajapaksa before the final results of the election are announced. (Colombo Gazette)